by admin1 | Dec 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the last 2 days, two of my idols in filmmaking left us with a legacy that will remain for decades. George Clayton Johnson wrote two seminal sci-fi novels, Logan’s Run and Ocean’s Eleven (both were made into movies), as well as the premiere...
by admin1 | Dec 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Directors Guild contract, I had ten weeks to deliver my cut of Spy Hard. At the insistence of my exec, I handed in an eighty-page list of modifications, voice-overs, superimposed title jokes, and a new spoof of Mission: Impossible, knowing the...
by admin1 | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
With most movies, especially comedies, there are methods of pre-testing audience reaction. Previews are arranged by a market research firm. They hire college students to hand out free tickets to a new movie. The first thing to know is which primary audience the film...
by admin1 | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Reality television has taken off like wildfire. Broadcasting stories starring “real” people has become the staple of cable television. Makers of reality television take their medium very seriously. Reality becomes relative. It’s drama they’re really after. My friend,...
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